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Posterior Baby

jeggomyeggojeggomyeggo member
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Found out at my 40 week appt yesterday that baby has probably turned OP in the past few weeks. Please share with me how this may effect my desire for a med free birth and any ideas to turn her. I've looked at spinning babies multiple times throughout this pregnancy, but I feel like that website is a little over my head. My midwife didn't act to concerned... Her feet are on my right side. What does that make her? ROP or LOP?

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  • aylafsu88aylafsu88 member
    I had an anterior placenta and was really worried that LO would be OP.  During labor I had horrible back labor and I spent most of my time on my hands and knees which can help them rotate into a more favorable position.  My doula also had my do some positions during contractions that were supposed to help rotate LO as well.  My LO ended up being OA.  From what I hear labor contractions can be more sporadic with OP babies and delivery is a little more difficult.  From what my doula and Bradley instructor said babies can rotate in labor which may be why your MW was not to concerned.
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  • wifeofadamwifeofadam member
    I've had two out of three OP.  It's definitely possible without meds.  Spend a lot of time on your hands and knees during labor.
        
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  • sbevmc09sbevmc09 member

    I would try out some of the exercises on spinningbabies and start doing lots of hands and knees positioning and pelvic rocks.  Getting adjusted by a chiropractor could help as well.

    DS was posterior last time and I ended up with a C/S for failure to progress after stalling at 8cm for several hours.  Obviously women deliver babies vaginally all the time who are posterior so I'm not saying that will happen to you, but fetal positioning is so important so I would do what I could right now to try to encourage baby to get into a better position.  As PP said it's also possible they'll get into a better position during labor (or before then), but since I had a rough time last time I've been doing everything I can to encourage proper positioning this time. 

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  • nyki06nyki06 member
    During my labor my daughter was posterior and my midwife had me try quite a few things to get her to turn. They had me walk up and down the stairs, do squats in the doorways, and they had me get on my hands and knees where they put a sheet under my belly and did this shaking thing. Unfortunately none of that worked for me and I eventually had to transfer to the hospital and get an epi but did deliver vaginally which was a great option when facing a potential csection at that point. 
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  • CelynCelyn member
    A fully OP baby is facing your front -- feet should be in the middle.  If her feet are on your right, then she's possibly LOT (head facing your side), which is a perfectly fine way to present for labor.  
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  • abell77abell77 member
    I delivered my first son OP.  No pain meds.  It's not easy, but you can do it.  Expect the contractions to be tough due to back labor, and longer pushing time.  Have you thought to see a chiropractor?  I know webster technique is primarily for breech babies but it couldn't hurt to try.  Good Luck, just do your best to stay motivated and positive.  You can do it.
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  • BrideNamedMegBrideNamedMeg member

    imageabell77:
    I delivered my first son OP.  No pain meds.  It's not easy, but you can do it.  Expect the contractions to be tough due to back labor, and longer pushing time.  Have you thought to see a chiropractor?  I know webster technique is primarily for breech babies but it couldn't hurt to try.  Good Luck, just do your best to stay motivated and positive.  You can do it.

    Ditto this, except it was my second.  The birth overall was harder because pushing took so much longer (2 hours vs. 20 minutes with my DD) but I did it at home without any kind of intervention/transfer/etc.   

    I think my DD was posterior during at least part of the birth, but she turned eventually.  A lot of babies do, I guess DS was just stubborn! 

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  • BLPL101BLPL101 member
    I had a posterior baby and the back labor was not fun plus I had Pitocin, but I managed and didn't get an epidural. I pushed for 2 hours which was the worst part of the whole labor because I had terrible back labor during the pushing. You can do it though!!
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  • jeggomyeggojeggomyeggo member
    imageCelyn:
    A fully OP baby is facing your front -- feet should be in the middle.  If her feet are on your right, then she's possibly LOT (head facing your side), which is a perfectly fine way to present for labor.  
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